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The National Rifle Association and its ex-leader, Wayne LaPierre, have been found liable in a civil corruption trial.
A New York jury found Mr LaPierre cost the gun rights group millions of dollars through lavish spending on himself.
New York Attorney General Letitia James had accused the NRA and Mr LaPierre of violating state laws.
Mr LaPierre stepped down from his job just before the trial began.
On Friday, the jury found that Mr LaPierre cost the group a total of $5.4m (£4.26m), of which slightly more than $1m has already been repaid.
While former NRA finance chief Wilson "Woody" Phillips, general counsel John Frazer and the NRA itself are also co-defendants, Mr LaPierre has been characterised as the "central figure" of the case.
The jury found that Mr Philips cost the NRA $2m through mismanagement.
Mr Frazer was found to not have cost the organisation financially.
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